Why does he do it? Because somebody has to care. That
is the answer Allan Law gives people when they ask him why he chooses to spend
his days and nights delivering food and goods to people in need in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Known as the “Sandwich Man” he has made it his life’s mission to
help the homeless and less fortunate since retiring from teaching 16 years ago.
Since then he has gone on to deliver thousands of sandwiches and tons of food,
while raising much needed awareness for the plight of those that he meets on
the streets. His work has helped so many of them out in countless ways and he
has undeniably left a lasting impression on most of the people he has met.
Thankfully, he doesn’t have to do this all alone and
works alongside friends, civic, church, and business groups to distribute
donations and meals. An army of around 800 volunteers help to make the
sandwiches and hand them out. He has so much bread, cheese and meats stored at
his house for this purpose that he needs 17 freezers to store it all. All those
freezers take up his living room space and don’t leave much room for anything
else. That is why he is always seeking people to lend him any spare, unused
space they may have, so he can use it to temporarily store the goods and
essentials that he hands out nightly.
The number on the side of his car seems to sum up
what Allan Law is all about. His minivan sports the figure 363. Most people
assume it stands for the number of days he volunteers to help those in need.
However, it fittingly represents the number of days a year that people don’t
think about the homeless or less fortunate, which is why he is out there day
after day. Someone has to care and Allan Law, aka Sandwich Man, most definitely
does.
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